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If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater suggest that he wear a tail.

Nature is by and large to be found out of doors, a location where, it cannot be argued, there are never enough comfortable chairs.

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Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he's buying.

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The telephone is a good way to talk to people without having to offer them a drink.

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If you are of the opinion that the contemplation of suicide is sufficient evidence of a poetic nature, do not forget that actions speak louder than words.

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Nothing succeeds like address.

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Remember that as a teenager you are in the last stage of your life when you will be happy to hear the phone is for you.

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Calling a taxi in Texas is like calling a rabbi in Iraq.

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Success didn't spoil me, I've always been insufferable.

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Designer clothes worn by children are like snowsuits worn by adults. Few can carry it off successfully.

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Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine.

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I've done the calculation and your chances of winning the lottery are identical whether you play or not.

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There is no such thing as inner peace. There is only nervousness or death. Any attempt to prove otherwise constitutes unacceptable behavior.

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Romantic love is mental illness. But it's a pleasurable one. It's a drug. It distorts reality, and that's the point of it. It would be impossible to fall in love with someone that you really saw.

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Humility is no substitute for a good personality.

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Do not, on a rainy day, ask your child what he feels like doing, because I assure you that what he feels like doing, you won't feel like watching.

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Having been unpopular in high school is not just cause for book publications.

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In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.

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My favorite animal is steak.

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If you're going to America, bring your own food.

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Don't bother discussing sex with small children. They rarely have anything to add.

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Vegetables are interesting but lack a sense of purpose when unaccompanied by a good cut of meat.

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Original thought is like original sin: both happened before you were born to people you could not have possibly met.

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To put it rather bluntly, I am not the type who wants to go back to the land; I am the type who wants to go back to the hotel.

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You can't go around hoping that most people have sterling moral characters. The most you can hope for is that people will pretend that they do.

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Life is something to do when you can't get to sleep.

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I never took hallucinogenic drugs because I never wanted my consciousness expanded one unnecessary iota.

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I must take issue with the term 'a mere child', for it has been my invariable experience that the company of a mere child is infinitely preferable to that of a mere adult.

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I never met anyone who didn't have a very smart child. What happens to these children, you wonder, when they reach adulthood?

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Being a woman is of special interest only to aspiring male transsexuals. To actual women, it is simply a good excuse not to play football.

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Very few people possess true artistic ability. It is therefore both unseemly and unproductive to irritate the situation by making an effort. If you have a burning, restless urge to write or paint, simply eat something sweet and the feeling will pass.

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Contrary to popular opinion, the hustle is not a new dance step - it is an old business procedure.

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You're only as good as your last haircut.

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As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.

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All God's children are not beautiful. Most of God's children are, in fact, barely presentable.

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Never relinquish clothing to a hotel valet without first specifically telling him that you want it back.

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The conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive.

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